A Kabuki theatre, coloured woodcut triptych by Utagawa Toyokuni, c. 1800; in the British Museum *** A Farce by Yoshiro Takayasu (translated by Toshiya Kamei) M atsuko had been at loose ends ever since her only son left home and started college. Then Kiiko, a...
Photo by Javi Lorbada on Unsplash *** A Girl from Zanzibar, a Guy from Goa, and that Chap (from) Mercury by R. Benedito Ferrão I had finally arrived, but the start of this journey of a lifetime had already begun badly. Journeying from the metropole – London –...
In the Measuring by Carol Smallwood Shanti Arts, 2018. Brunswick, Maine 116 pages, $14.95, paperback. Available on Amazon. Review by Ronald Primeau I t is often said that we cannot measure what is real, what actually counts or matters most. In The Measuring...
Photo by Rob Potter on Unsplash *** The Magician’s Trick: Telling, Not Showing by Bill Mesce, Jr. Possibly one of the most cited maxims in writing is, “Show, don’t tell.” And like most writing maxims, this is worthwhile more-often-than-not advice, but...
Kindred Spirits by Alan Swyer “K now what’s amazing?” Ross said as he and Gelber wolfed down an early morning feast of dumplings and porridge at a dim sum joint in New York’s Chinatown. “It’s like we went to different...
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